What is recorded here
Closed in the 1930s, the underground chamber in Cloonee still leaves a circular depression behind. Stone steps once led down into the dark, but human curiosity or fear bricked the mouth shut. The rath keeps its secret, waiting for someone brave enough to listen for movement below the soil.
In a rath (KE101-034----). According to local information, a roughly circular depression (diam. 1.3m; D 0.25m) indicates the location of an underground chamber, which had stone steps leading down into it and which was closed in the 1930s.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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